英语词汇“prodd”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

prodd

/prɒd/

(also prod)

noun

1In form prodd. A lightweight crossbow designed to shoot stones or bullets rather than bolts. Compare arbalest and stone-bow historical.

2In form prod. The bow or bow assembly of a modern crossbow.

Origin

Late 18th century; earliest use found in Francis Grose (d. 1791), antiquary. Originally a mistranscription by Grose of rodd in Office MS 1 Ed. VI, in which the word probably shows rod as a synonym for lath; hence the word is probably also misinterpreted in meaning by Grose.

单词	prodd
释义	prodd /prɒd/ (also prod) noun 1In form prodd. A lightweight crossbow designed to shoot stones or bullets rather than bolts. Compare arbalest and stone-bow historical. 2In form prod. The bow or bow assembly of a modern crossbow. Origin Late 18th century; earliest use found in Francis Grose (d. 1791), antiquary. Originally a mistranscription by Grose of rodd in Office MS 1 Ed. VI, in which the word probably shows rod as a synonym for lath; hence the word is probably also misinterpreted in meaning by Grose.
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